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A pair of Derby soft paste figures, Neptune and Venus, circa…
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Melbourne
Date:
25-Feb-2018
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Description:
A pair of Derby soft paste figures, Neptune and Venus, circa 1765, patch marks to bases, finely modelled and dramatic figures, with Neptune, his pink cape flying, beside a dolphin spewing water, Venus seated upon a dolphin and accompanied by a putto, both raised on domed pierced bases richly encrusted with naturalistic shells and sea weeds; some losses and repairs, height 25 cm
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Ceramics: Derby (but not Royal Crown Derby)